Kiddington lies at the centre of a group of landscaped parks including Sandford Park, Ditchley Park, Glympton Park and Blenheim. And it holds its head up high amongst this quartet. Our walk took us from the gates of the imposing Kiddington Hall, following the public footpath to the right of the gate, up past the quaint little church then left along the footpath which meanders down to a picturesque bridge over the River Glyme. This is a public right of way and the public footpaths are clearly marked, as are private areas of the estate. From here we wandered into the vast parkland where you will find sloping hills and contoured landscape, as well as a serpentine lake, all reminiscent of English landscape architect Capability Brown’s work.
And nature is a plenty here, especially in spring. You’ll be stunned by the amount of butterflies – so many bright yellow brimstones – as well as deer which seem to bound from nowhere, and pheasants too.
There is much more to see here than our little adventure took us. A wider circular route takes in the Glympton Estate too, you can find it here on the free AllTrails app.
